Case recommendation wanted

I'm sure people see a lot of these, but my case criteria is kind of specific (though really it shouldn't be). Here's what I'm looking for:

-Case long enough to easily accommodate long video cards AND have a hard drive bay

-No side window panel (though a mesh for airflow is okay)

-Reasonable airflow

-holes for routing cables behind the motherboard

-No front panel door unless the power button can still be pressed when it is closed

-Hopefully around $100, but I can go higher if I have to.

-Can accommodate 4 hard drives and still shut the side panel (see below)

I moved overseas and ended up having to jettison my old case, which I unfortunately can't get in the USA. I tried using the case I left here (Chieftec Aegis) and the biggest problem I'm having with is when the hard drives are plugged in, there's not enough space to close the side panel without REALLY crushing the cables and maybe disconnecting them. Even if I were to fold them carefully, the space just isn't there; it's not just the wires, but the actual connectors. I've included a picture:

So if you recommend any cases that have the hard drive bay turned to the side like this, please give me a measurement of how much space there is between the end of the hard drive when mounted and where the side panel is. This hasn't been the sort of thing I've been able to determine from reviews, so I'm relying on others help here. Thanks in advance.

Or did you prefer to change the chassis anyway? Corsair, BitFenix, and Fractal Design all have some that should work, maybe Antec, Lian-Li, Silverstone as well (although the latter two are probably too pricey).

ease give me a measurement of how much space there is between the end of the hard drive when mounted and where the side panel is. This hasn't been the sort of thing I've been able to determine from reviews, so I'm relying on others help here. Thanks in advance.

You're not bloody likely to see it in reviews, but they should comment about it in the review text if the reviews are worth a damn-- SilentPCReview, Techreport, Anandtech, etc. all do a good job with this, and with pictures...

Well if I was in love with this case I would use the right angle connectors, but I'm not keen on adding even more wires to the case when the PSU I have isn't modular. Besides this case doesn't have the holes for routing cables behind the motherboard, has a front panel door with the power button inside it (which I've grown to not like), and the airflow isn't going to be stellar with not being able to hide more of the cables.

I guess I can look through all these cases individually and try to determine from pictures if I'll be able to fit my hard drives in them, but it would be nice if somebody had any from personal experience.

if I'll be able to fit my hard drives in them, but it would be nice if somebody had any from personal experience.

Virtually all should, most designers have gotten away from that levels of stupid.

I would look at a bunch and then take the ones you like best, THEN look up reviews on them. As noted, SilentPCReview, Techreport, Anandtech, etc. do quality reviews and will point out issues like that. Anandtech in particular is very good with build pictures.

Fitting four harddisks into a modern mid-tower enthusiast chassis today is pretty easy for the majority of them.

i've been shopping for a case myself with the same requirements, except i'd rather more 3.5" drive bays, closer to 6-8, it seems most are stuck at 6 with too many 5.25" bays. the fractal arc midi seems to be a really good size for video cards and actually has 8x 3.5", i only wish the local shops here carried it (canada computers). the other cases i've been looking at are the corsair 400r and 500r, all of them are around $100. the corsair 500r does seem to have even more room for a video card.

Well I ended up doing a ton of research and finally decided on the HAF 922. It seems to hit all the marks and I think is the biggest case I can get at this price point. It should be able to handle whatever I throw at it and has good air flow.